Billiard-cue tip.



No. 629,20. Patented m l8, I899.

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JULIUS STENGER, OF SAYVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HENRYROHM, OF SAME PLACE.

BlLLlARD-CUE TlP.

SPECIFICATION forming-part of Letters Patent No. 629,217, dated July 18,1899. Application filed February 10, I899. SerialNo. '705,186.- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, JULIUS STENGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sayville,

in the county of Snflfolk and State of New York,have invented a new anduseful Billiard- Cue Tip, of which. the following is a specificationThis invention relates to billiard-cue tips,

and has forits objects to provide meanswhereby a constant tension orstrain may be placedv upon the'tip to hold the same in place and also topermit of a new tip being substituted 1 for an old or worn-out one.

With these objects in view the present in- I 5 vention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts, as will'be hereinafter-Corresponding parts are designated by like 0 reference characters in allthe figures of the drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates an ordinarybilliard-cue, the tip end thereof being dished or concaved, as at 2. 3 5A suitable distance in rear of the dished end a recess 3 is provided,opening outward through one side of the one, and a bore 4, formedcentrally and longitudinally of the cue, forms a passage communicatingfrom the dished end into the recess 3.

Mounted within the recess and thepassage 4. are the operating parts ofthe device, comprising a thumb-lever 5 and the links 6 and 7,respectively, forming a flexible fastening 5 for the tip. The lever isprovided with a camhead 8, which is arranged within the recess 3 andmounted eccentrically upon apivot-pin 9, which extends transverselyacross the recess. .This pivot-pin'is provided with a notch 10intermediate of its ends. As illustrated in In the drawings, Figure 1 1sa longitudinal face of the cue.

Fig. 4, the cam-head of the thumb-lever is bifnrcated longitudinally,and the shorter link 6 is pivoted between the'two parts of the head-just above the pivot-pin 9, as at 11. In the lower edge of linko,intermediate of its ends, a notch 12 is provided. The longer link 7 hasits inner end bifurcated, and the outer end of link 6 isarranged in thebifurcation, the two links being connected by a suitable pivot-pin'la.An upwardly-disposed hook 14 is provided atthe outer free end of thelink 7, which is adapted to extend out beyond the sition the strain onthe links is sustained by the pin 9 and not by the lever, wherebythelatter is prevented from being drawn upward by the strain.Thisinterlocking engagement between the link and the pivot-pin thereforelocks the device against accidental loosening of the tip. Before fittingthe tip to the cue the dished end thereof should be provided with glue,which will prevent the tip from turning. Two links are used instead ofone in order that the hooked end may have a greater amount of lateralmovement to faoilitatert-he engagement of the tip therewith. r

The under side of the lever is preferably beveled or tapered toward thefree end thereof, and the bottom .of therecess 3 is inclined rear'wardlyand upwardly, so that the lever This operation draws the may fit flushagainst the same when in locked position, the recess being longer thanthe lever to facilitate the engagement of some pointed implement withthe free end of the lever to release the same.

By reason of the construction and arrangement herein described the tipis placed under a constant unvarying strain or tension which holds thetip firmly in place and precludes the possibility of the same becomingaccidentally loosened and at the same time permits of the ready removalof a worn tip and the substitution of a new one.

The operating parts of the device are inclosed within the body of theone and the lever is flush'with the outer face thereof and presents noprojections whereby the parts might be accidentally loosened.

Changes in the form, proportion, size, and the minor details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims maybe resorted towithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is l. Thecombination with a billiard-cue provided with a recess and alongitudinal bore communicating from the recess to the tip end of thecue, of a cam-lever arranged within the recess, a pivot-pin for thelever, a linked fastening connected at one end to the lever and arrangedWithin the longitudinal bore, and an independent removable tip connectedto the opposite end of the fastening, the latter having an interlockingengagement with the pivot-pin of the lever, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. The combination with a billiard-cue,hav ing a recess formed thereinand a longitudinal bore communicating from the recess to the tip end ofthe one, of a cam-lever mounted within the recess, a transversepivot-pin for the lever, a linked fastening having a notch formed in itsunder edge, the fastening being arranged within the bore and connectedat one end to the lever, and an independent removable tip connected tothe opposite end of the fastening, the notch of the latter being adaptedto engage the pivot-pin-and lock the device, substantially as shown anddescribed.

The combinationwithabilliard-cue,having a recess formed therein, and alongitudinal bore communicating from the recess to the tip end of thecue, of a lever having a cam-head which is bifurcated longitudinally andmounted within the recess, a transverse pivot-pin having a notch formedin its upper side, a linked fastening, having a hook at the end of oneof the links and a notch formed in the under side of the other'link, thelatter being pivoted in the bifurcation of the head and above thepivot-pin, and an independent removable tip having an eye adapted toengage the hook of the linked fastening, the notch of the latter beingadapted to engage the notched portion of the pivot-pin and lock thedevice, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS STENGER.

